Some programs you cant see in applications list.
You have to run you Bash or Terminal and type for example... for firefox. You have to type this "firefox"
then firefox will open.
For Amarok you just type "amarok"

Does virtual box 64 mean the software for 64 bit windows or that it emulates a 64 bit environment.
Wolf you can try getting gdesklets,
Open a terminal(console found in application menu) and type
sudo apt-get gdesklets
It'll install gdesklets( a widget application), after it's installed type gdesklet in the terminal and hit enter,to start gdesklets.

I just installed acfax, aldo software from synaptics manager . Now i cant find them anywhere. How do i run them ?

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If you can, don't install software from Synaptics -- use the "Add/Remove Programs" menuitem from the main Ubuntu menu (it's the far left one on your top menu bar). Programs added through this show up in your Applications menus right away.